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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Tuesday November 18, 2025 ( 11 items )  

2025 Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Director Election Results
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * 2025 Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Director Election Results * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 election for three positions on the Bank's Board of Directors (Board), which consisted of one member director seat in Arkansas, one member director seat in Louisiana and an indepen  more

DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Unprecedented Perlmutter Simulation Details Quantum Chip
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Unprecedented Perlmutter Simulation Details Quantum Chip By Elizabeth Ball A broad association of researchers from across Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley have collaborated to perform an unprecedented simulation of a quantum microchip, a key step forward in perfecting the chips required for this next-generat  more

Enhancing Vehicle Scanning at the Border
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Enhancing Vehicle Scanning at the Border * The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) recently visited a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) border crossing in Southern California to prepare for a test deployment of new technology that should expedite the smooth flow of traffic at ports of entry nationwide. In our latest blog, John Clemmensen, who leads   more

EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers Additional 100 Top Environmental Accomplishments, 300 Environmental Wins Now Highlighted Since President Trump Took Office in January * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency's statutory obligation  more

HSTF apprehends JJB Farms representative in California for alleged worker exploitation in visa fraud scheme
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * HSTF apprehends JJB Farms representative in California for alleged worker exploitation in visa fraud scheme * LOS ANGELES ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Santa Maria arrested three illegal aliens from Mexico and a U.S. citizen for violation of immigration and federal laws on visa fraud and fraud in foreign labor contracting Nov. 13. The scheme  more

NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth's Oceans
PASADENA, California, Nov. 18 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth's Oceans Sentinel-6B will extend a decades-long legacy of global sea level measurements that help forecast weather, protect coastal communities, and more. * About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts  more

Naval Research Laboratory Scientist Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Naval Research Laboratory Scientist Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society The American Physical Society (APS) selected John Lyons, Ph.D., a physical scientist in the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Materials Science and Technology Division, as a 2025 APS Fellow for his fundamental contributions to the understanding and design of wide-band-gap semiconductors using first-principles method  more

Seek Capital and CEO are Permanently Banned from Providing Business Financing, Other Services to Settle FTC Allegations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Seek Capital and CEO are Permanently Banned from Providing Business Financing, Other Services to Settle FTC Allegations * Seek Capital and its CEO have been permanently banned from providing business financing, debt relief and credit repair services to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm deceived entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking business funding. In November 202  more

Sentinel-6B Launch Contributing to Key NOAA Ocean Applications
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 17 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * Sentinel-6B Launch Contributing to Key NOAA Ocean Applications * The Sentinel-6B (S-6B) satellite was launched on November 16, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It is the second satellite of the Sentinel-6 series of spacecraft. This series is part of an international partnership with NOAA, E  more

U.S. Border Patrol led operation nets 37 illegal aliens arrested along Interstate 90 in Western New York
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Border Patrol led operation nets 37 illegal aliens arrested along Interstate 90 in Western New York * Operation Bear Cave uncovered 30 of the 37 arrested, and had state issued commercial vehicle driver licenses, including New York State. BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Border Patrol agents remove illegal aliens operating commercial vehicles with state issued Comm  more

While Americans Were Enjoying Their Weekend, ICE Law Enforcement Arrested Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * While Americans Were Enjoying Their Weekend, ICE Law Enforcement Arrested Murderers, Pedophiles, and Rapists * 70 percent of all ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from across the country this weekend includin  more